The Japanese Society of Hypertension (JSH) revised the Guidelines for the Management of
Hypertension 2014 (JSH 2014), and published the JSH 2019. In the development of the JSH …

Blood pressure (BP) exhibits seasonal variation, with an elevation of daytime BP in winter
and an elevation of nighttime BP in summer. The wintertime elevation of daytime BP is …

Background The appropriate target for systolic blood pressure to reduce cardiovascular risk
in older patients with hypertension remains unclear. Methods In this multicenter …

Blood pressure (BP) exhibits seasonal variation with lower levels at higher environmental
temperatures and higher at lower temperatures. This is a global phenomenon affecting both …

Mortality due to cardiovascular disease rises sharply in winter. Known as excess winter
mortality, this phenomenon is partially explained by cold exposure-induced high blood …

230 Hypertension August 2019 study of 1186 community-dwelling elderly residents of a
rural Japanese town, systolic home BP≥ 135 mm Hg versus 125 to 134 mm Hg was …

Hypertension is the primary cause of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and is responsible for
nearly 9 million deaths worldwide annually. Increasing evidence indicates that in addition to …

Hypertension (HTN) is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) but the
association between HTN and CVD cannot be explained by average blood pressure (BP) …

Home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) is a reliable, convenient, and less costly
alternative to ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) for the diagnosis and …

Increased blood pressure (BP) variability and the BP surge have been reported to be
associated with increased cardiovascular risk independently of BP levels and can also be a …